36 Facts That Sound Like Lies But Are Actually True

Regardless of whether we’re young or old, the world in which we live is full of incredible things and phenomena of which we’ve yet to learn. That’s how it is, how it’s always been, and how it always will be. One simply can’t know everything.

Today Bright Side presents you with a collection of fascinating facts that are definitely worth checking out!

Biology

There’s an almost 100% probability that the glass from which you drink contains at least one molecule of water that once passed through the body of a dinosaur. (Fact)

The bacteria living in your body outnumber the cells of which they are composed by 10 times. (Fact)

The fingerprints of a koala bear are indistinguishable from the fingerprints of a human, even when studied under an electron microscope. (Fact)

The Tardigrade (also known as the Moss Piglet or Water Bear) is the most tenacious creature on Earth. It can survive such extreme conditions as permafrost, boiling temperatures, radiation, and even the vacuum of space. (Fact)

The time difference between when Tyrannosaurus and Stegosaurus lived is greater than the time difference between Tyrannosaurus and us. (Fact)

14 years before the maiden voyage of the Titanic, a novel was written about a ship of the same name sinking under similar circumstances. (Fact)

We’ll never know for sure who invented the fire hydrant because the patent for it was lost in the Washington D.C. patent office fire in 1836. (Fact)

Neil Armstrong had to fill out an immigration form when he returned to United States soil from the Moon. (Fact)

French was the official language of England for over 600 years. (Fact)

The mad Roman emperor Caligula once decided to declare war on the god of the seas, Poseidon, and he ordered his soldiers to randomly throw their spears into the water. (Fact)

Every two minutes, we take more pictures than all of humanity did throughout the entire 19th century. (Fact)

When the Warner Brothers film studio was founded, the Ottoman Empire still existed. (Fact)

Culture and life in general

Steven Spielberg dropped out of college in 1968. He only renewed his studies (and graduated) in 2002, as a way of expressing gratitude to his parents for providing him the opportunity to pursue higher education. (Fact)

An in-depth exploration of almost any Wikipedia article’s cross-references and links sooner or later brings you to the subject of Philosophy. (Fact)

A can of ordinary Coke sinks in water, while a can of Diet Coke floats to the surface. (Fact)

If we were capable of hearing noises lower than 20Hz, we would be able to hear our own muscles contracting. (Fact)

One of 10 Icelanders will author and publish a book at least once in his or her lifetime. (Fact)

99% of the energy used by a microwave is consumed in standby mode and not during heating. (Fact)

The flag of Norway incorporates the flags of six other countries: Indonesia, Finland, the Netherlands, Thailand, Poland, and France.